Dozens of people took the oath of allegiance and became United
States citizens Friday during a ceremony in Tucson.

It was part of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
commemoration of the nation's 235th birthday during which more than
24,000 new citizens were naturalized in ceremonies across the
country in the week leading up to the Fourth of July.

On Friday 200 members of the military were naturalized aboard
the USS Midway in San Diego. Members of the U.S. armed forces also
took the U.S. Oath of Allegiance at all-military ceremonies in
Baghdad, Kabul, and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.